You don't have to just worry about murder. You have to worry about rapes, muggings, and property crime. Nobody wants to live in a place where you have to "watch

You don't have to just worry about murder. You have to worry about rapes, muggings, and property crime. Nobody wants to live in a place where you have to "watch out" or stay inside at night. Luckily DC has some pretty urban suburbs like Arlington and Alexandia. They are more urban than most of the district. I don't have to worry about my car getting broken into and I can take the blueline to work. I'd prefer to live in Georgetown or DuPont but that stuff is insanely priced. What NOVA and Maryland need are more and better commuter rails to DC. The VRE is awful.